Sr. Conversation Designer

TIAAs design office is redefining the future of retirement building confidence and improving the lives of millions of Americans. Our mission is to foster a design-led culture and strengthen our craft capabilities to unlock innovation through cohesive end-to-end experiences. Through accessible design we strive to bring dignity to every participant and arm them with secure income to and through retirement.

In this role you will support our conversational AI design initiatives developing frameworks and dialogue flows that enhance how we engage with clients and participants. Youll contribute to AI conversation design guidelines and best practices collaborate with product development teams on AI assistant capabilities work cross-functionally to enhance conversational experiences and play a key role in shaping TIAAs AI-powered conversational interfaces.

The Senior Conversation Design role is responsible for helping to shape and craft simple approachable and straightforward language hierarchy and voice & tone for our digital partnership with designers product owners and technologists this position plays a critical role in shaping our end-to-end experiences to guide inform and educate our clients to make the best choices for their future financial security supporting our participants to and through their retirement.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Collaborate with design product development and marketing teams to develop clear and conciseconversationalcontent to reach business goals and TIAAs internal and external audiences.
• Conduct content audits and content gap analyses to ensure that user experiences are consistent and in line with industrys best practices and enterprise needs.
• Collaborate with UX design andcontentstrategyto build consistency and clarity across experiences.
• Work withresearchtoanalyze audienceneeds preferencesobjectives and methods. Study and understand how participants and B2B audiences consume content to plan for retirement.
• Plan write and presentconversational flows dialogue and intent-level prompts for existing and emerging mobile and web experiences including user intent mapping happy paths edge cases and fallback strategies.
• Identifyand help solve problems in new and existing user experiences to ensure ease of use in a complex fast-paced deadline-driven financial environment.
• Create consistent on-brand messaging that clearly articulates the benefits of TIAA products and services while streamlining operational tasks for internal and external audiences.
• Conduct SME interviews toidentifyand define user intents across conversational experiences.
• Test conversational interactionsmonitorlive performance and iterate on intent recognition and response quality.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5 Years Required; 7 Years Preferred

Career Level
8IC

Required Skills:

• 5 yearsof conversation design content strategycontentdesignand/or UX writing experience

• Knowledgeof howGenAI- and LLM-powered chatbots that use prompt stackingwork as well as experience withconversation design tools (e.g. Figma Dialogflow Voiceflow Lex or similar)

• Demonstrated ability to create conversation flows dialogue patternspromptlibraries.

• Understanding of natural language processing (NLP) concepts and conversation design principles

• Knowledge of AI assistant capabilities limitations and best practices

• Experience collaboratingwith cross-functional teams including product developmentengineeringlegal and compliance

Anticipated Posting End Date:

Actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience time in role base salary of internal peers prior performance business sector and geographic addition to base salary the competitive compensation package may include depending on the role participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example annual discretionary incentive programs non-annual sales incentive plans or other non-annual incentive plans).

Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA were on a mission to build on our 100 year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrows challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People Be Client Obsessed Lead with Integrity Own It and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveens entrepreneurial spirit where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathwaysbecause when our people succeed our impact on clients lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. Thats why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits please review our Benefits Summary.

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